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Thru-Bolts on Deck Hardware??? Hunt45cc at 6:32am 02.11.15 Big Boats 1/734 Hello all, I have a 98 Hunter 45CC and I need to reseal some of the deck hardware. My question;
Another Great Article from Maine Sail! Solstice at 5:07am 02.11.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1261 Hi Maine Sail, Just read your article in Practical Sailor on Euro strips. It's funny because as I
catalina 22 sailtexas at 6:22pm 02.10.15 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/76 Does Anyone Have The Standing Rigging Specs For A Catalina 22 ??
catalina 22 80's version sailtexas at 6:13pm 02.10.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1291 Does anyone have the standing rigging specs for a catalina 22 ?? approx 1984
A metalurgical question. Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 5:16pm 02.10.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2231 My boat is outboard powered and the engine lives in a well full time Takes a wrench and about 30 mi
Coach Roof Lifts Up SWalker at 2:28pm 02.10.15 Pearson 1/851 Want to know how other owners of P 36mkII have dealt with the issues caused by the traveller being m
kitchen appliance power Richard Olden at 1:34pm 02.10.15 Ask All Sailors 50/7461 we will be moving up to a bigger boat for live aboard and travel along GICW, AICW, and over to Baham
choosing a Smart Charger Hayden Watson at 1:29pm 02.10.15 Musings With Maine Sail 18/3199 Maine Sail do you have a list of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly for marine Smart Chargers. I am loo
Selden Bowsprit tgrass462 at 1:25pm 02.10.15 Smaller Boats 9/3139 We are contemplating installing a Selden Bowsprit on our Hunter 260 to handle an asymetric spinnakar
Stepping Hunter 27 Mast Canyonkeeper at 1:08pm 02.10.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2646 So my loved Hunter 27 is making the trek to the Hamptons for the summer. With this I need to step th
Quiz Of The Day (1) Maine Sail at 12:50pm 02.10.15 Ask All Sailors 44/4813 This is: A) An Igloo B) Kanye West's Idea of Artistry C) My Center Console Fishing Boat On a Traile
External Chainplates Peters Wet at 12:10pm 02.10.15 Catalina 30 5/3357 Hello all, Ive read a post recently where someone mentioned replacing the chainplates on their 30 wi
PHRF ratings Bingus15 at 12:07pm 02.10.15 Bigger Boats 5/1677 Hi all, I've used the search on here about racing and phrf ratings but haven't seen much discussion,
Keel and Engine Block Ground Bonding? rardiH36 at 11:31am 02.10.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1924 While digging around my electrical system in regards to the recent thread "Will Non-bonded Anodes Sa
Furler Line Size on 310 KenK13623 at 11:24am 02.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/971 I recently replaced my furler line with 3/8 Sta Set partially to improve how well it would unfurl.
Electronic thermostat for fridge (1) Bob 04 H260 at 10:44am 02.10.15 Big Boats 21/5666 I know a number of you have replaced your mechanical thermostat with an electronic one from China.
Has anyone used these solar panels (made in North America) holdech at 10:43am 02.10.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2124 I was pricing 300 - 325 watt Kyocera panels and came across an interesting article in the newspaper.
Hunter 340 mainsail outhaul line length Dave Groshong at 9:58am 02.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/47 Can any h340 owners with a furling mainsail tell me the length of the outhaul line? Thanks.
Ted Irwin Died Anonymous 121765 at 9:13am 02.10.15 Irwin 1/2212 Guys, There was news today that Ted passed away in Arkansas. I thought you guys would want to kn
Burner cap for a Force 10 stove (3) holdech at 9:00am 02.10.15 Parts Search 0/2059 It's the cap from the small top burner or oven burner (they are the same). I've heard these are n

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Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 3:52pm 10.12.23 You are correct about the wire probably a data wire for a charger or battery monitor. What is the na
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? (1) Kupe at 3:44pm 10.12.23 Hey gang- As you all have been so very generous with your knowledge...might any fellow Hunter 36 ow
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 3:43pm 10.12.23 BABU is going on the hard next week. I've identified 7 1" keel bolts. Hunter's torquing specificati
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 3:27pm 10.12.23 Yes, very close. Actually 10.875" which is 1/4" shorter than T105s at 11.15" tall. @Kupe Your Nort
When to tack dlochner at 3:10pm 10.12.23 A contrarian opinion here. Walker is the epitome of OCD when it comes to sailing. Yes, he has well d
Water tank leak Allan12210 at 2:14pm 10.12.23 [QUOTE="Ralph Johnstone, post: 1801396, member: 73635" Just out of curiosity, what is purpose of th
When to tack jssailem at 1:38pm 10.12.23 SI did and article about Dr. Stuart Walker... It starts: He is sailing on the Severn River near Ann
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try mermike at 1:37pm 10.12.23 Using a tablet in place of an old chartplotter sounds like a great solution, the price is certainly
Just how big is British Columbia? (2) jssailem at 1:32pm 10.12.23 So true Dave...:biggrin: On that trip we had a plastic dust pan and a NJ resident with skills at sno
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (7) jssailem at 1:25pm 10.12.23 For example... In Windy I can capture a map area. Select 2 points (as in this example 1 off the NW c
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 12:48pm 10.12.23 maybe corrupt or missing data in the chart itself? Mastering the chart downloading process is a ch
Catalina 30 Survey Project_Mayhem at 12:44pm 10.12.23 Mayhem, you just beat me to it. ;)
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 12:42pm 10.12.23 That was SO bad. :plus: -Will
Catalina 30 Survey Ward H at 12:11pm 10.12.23 Mayhem, you just beat me to it.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ward H at 12:03pm 10.12.23 Yes, the Duracells are 11" tall - many boxes can't fit them. Yes, very close. Actually 10.875" whi
yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation 142 riverview at 11:06am 10.12.23 Hi riverview. Pretty easy. Especially with the engine/ gearbox removed from the boat. Which is what
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 11:05am 10.12.23 I use OCPN more and more, as my Garmin 742 is obsolete and the remote screen function is unreliable
Catalina 30 Survey Project_Mayhem at 11:05am 10.12.23 Lots of info on the C30 in this recent thread from a potential new owner Absolute Newbie looking for
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Allan12210 at 10:52am 10.12.23 I found my original write up from 2013. Where has the time gone? Here is the link: https://hunter.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 9:42am 10.12.23 is there any consensus on these Our boat has a starter battery and two 8D house bank batteries. In

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